Travel & tech journalist from New Delhi, India

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Twenty years after it was released, the Big Lebowski remains a pop-culture tour de force. Abide with us as we look back at why this noir-meets-Americana flick is so special The year was 1998. The cynicism of the banking crisis years was nowhere on the horizon and restaurants still served food on plates and not…

A car from a few years ago might look rather similar to one you can buy now, but things are very different under the skin. Rapid advances in technology have brought us to a point where a modern car offers a lot more convenience and safety than its predecessors. But even though constant development has…

Get out your rocker denims and air out those leather jackets because it’s time to pay your respects to the Gods of metal by going on a pilgrimage. Black metal, power metal, thrash metal… just about any genre you can name, you’ll find ’em all, in one place, and on the same day. Can’t beat that, can…

The CAE Series 5000 Airbus A320 Flight Simulator You’ll find this Series 5000, along with two of its compatriots, at the CAE Simulation Training Pvt. Ltd. (CSTPL) facility in Greater Noida. Designated a ‘Level D’ or ‘Full ‘, flight simulator, the Series 5000 models the Airbus A320 flying experience down to the minutest bit of detail. There’s no indication whatsoever…

Calling the Mustang a pony car makes as much sense as dubbing a nuke a ‘firecracker’. ‘Cos with 8 cylinders of American muscle rumbling away fiercely, the Mustang GT isn’t a cuddly pony, it’s a veritable fire-breathing wolf. A big, brash, and bold wolf that’ll blow your socks off the instant you step on the gas. But…

You’ve got a manicured beard, drink single-origin coffee, and wear linen shirts. So, what next in your hipster evolution? Simple, start growing your own organic veggies! But what if you’re as lazy as a sloth? I need to get my hands dirty? Not at all. Don’t worry. Your hands get to stay in pristine condition for ESL competitions…

We went, we saw, and we’re now back home gathering up all our cash. Can you blame us? MWC threw up many cool new devcies and we want one of each. So excuse us as we scrounge for coins behind the sofa. Meanwhile, here’s a peek at the best, the coolest, and the snazziest new phones…

Don’t just think all the Internet’s good for is Twitter flamewars and funny GIFs… Elite League How do you get to the next level? Just learn from the best MasterClass – Want to learn screenwriting from Aaron Sorkin? Cooking from Gordon Ramsay? Acting from Kevin Spacey or Dustin Hoffman? That’s right, you can pinch yourself but this isn’t…

Missed out on the India Gaming Show? Poor you. You might as well turn in your geek card. We were there, and we gotta say, it was a helluva experience. Live gaming action, contests, cosplay, e-sports competitions, and above all, product displays featuring the coolest gaming gear and apps…

A better zoom? So that’s what all the cool kids want this year for Diwali? Hey, us gadget nuts always want the coolest, shiniest toy. We fell in love with phablets, switched our affections over to super-high-res screens, started craving speedy fingerprint scanners… What’s next? Cameras! “Obvio”, as you’d say. Your phone’s the most convenient camera there is, so isn’t it…